Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1114 Discuss whether to go back or not?

Everyone's eyes widened as they watched Ye Yaodong take out handfuls of money from his bag and count them.

"How come he has so much money..."

"Didn't Dong send all the money he earned from fishing to remit money? You guys haven't been fishing there these days, have you?"

"You guys have been fishing since we were captured? No way?"

The others responded.

Those people regretted even more and felt that they were extremely unlucky. They had no chance of any good things, but they also had to endure all the bad things.

"Fuck, are there the same amount of goods there as last year... What a pity..."

"Alas, it's still raining outside. Otherwise, we could go back later and maybe do some more fishing. We can earn a little more money and avoid returning empty-handed."

"After being in jail for a few days, you are not in a hurry to go home. You are still thinking about catching jellyfish?"

"Alas, it's miserable if I don't make any money, and I won't be able to face it if I go back. Things have already come to this, I might as well stay a few more days and earn a little bit, otherwise I won't even be able to pay for my redemption."

"It's all thanks to Old Pei who helped me advance the money because of our long-term friendship. Otherwise, I still wouldn't be able to get out. I paid 300 yuan, and two boatmen on my boat were also arrested. I have to pay them 600 yuan. I can't go out and lose money when I come back, right? I have to earn the 900 yuan on the sea and pay it back to Old Pei."

"Let's talk about this when we get back. We don't know when the rain will stop."

The people in the front were settling accounts, while the people at the back were standing at the corner door, talking in whispers, and asking about the scenes and conditions at the beach outside during the days they were locked up.

Ye Yaodong paid the six payments of 6 yuan one by one. After getting the handles of each fishing boat, he took over the payment from other people.

Nowadays, the largest denomination of a banknote is 10 yuan, and it takes a while to count 1800 or 1500 yuan. After paying the money, he went to the back near the door to wait among the crowd and listen to everyone chatting.

"We got out first. There were still a bunch of people inside. They saw us being taken away. They said someone was coming to redeem us. The others were all very anxious..."

"Yeah, everyone inside is going crazy..."

"We came here as soon as we got the news. We walked for several hours in the heavy rain. Others thought it was troublesome in the rain and wanted Adong to help redeem it, but he ended up scolding us."

Ye Yaodong happened to hear this and said, "Whoever is on the boat should redeem the people themselves, otherwise, they might say that I took the money and embezzled it. And I don't have that much energy, I have more than a dozen people to redeem myself."

"There are also many ship captains among them. We need to ask their relatives and friends to come and help redeem them. As for the boatmen under these captured ship captains, how can we redeem them?"

"Yes, how can I redeem the people related to them? I can't ask others for help. I will definitely accept Lao Pei's help in redeeming me. I have to return this money to him..."

"It's really inconvenient on a rainy day, and it's raining so hard. Let the people inside wait a little longer. I think other people will come over to redeem the property soon..."

"If it were me, I wouldn't want to stay any longer and would rather run out and get wet in the rain..."

While everyone was discussing, the person who went outside to buy a new boat had not yet returned, and a policeman came in through the back door and started talking.

"Your accomplices have been yelling for you to help redeem the people. When will you redeem the remaining people?"

Ye Yaodong replied, "There are others who haven't arrived yet. They will probably come tomorrow."

"Then keep it closed for now."

"I guess he must be so anxious and angry..."

"Why haven't they come back yet?"

The two policemen were not in a hurry. As long as they didn't let them go out in the rain, they didn't care when the people outside came back to handle the procedures, as long as it didn't delay their get off work.

While waiting, Ye Yaodong ran in from the door and asked the two police officers.

"Comrade, when we were on the boat, we were attacked by the locals and lost a lot of daily necessities, sundries, rice and other supplies. Now that the people have been redeemed and the fishing boats have been returned to us, can these supplies also be returned to us?"

"We redeemed you and even returned the fishing boats without charging any fines. Do you still want those supplies?"

He smiled and said, "We dropped those things in the first place. The man has been released and the fishing boat has been returned. There's no need to keep those things. The leader also said we can take them back."

The two looked at each other, and then said impatiently: "Okay, okay, go move it..."

"Then I'll come over to get it when it's sunny. It's windy and rainy outside now, so it's not easy to move things, and the rice can't be exposed to the rain."

"Ah."

After getting approval, Ye Yaodong walked out with a very satisfied look on his face. Just then, the others also ran back from the wind and rain.

The heavy rain outside never stopped. By the time everyone finished their formalities and came out, it was already 5 o'clock, and the sky outside was frighteningly dark.

On sunny days, it gets dark at 7 o'clock, but now it is dark at 5 o'clock on rainy days.

However, this did not affect everyone's mood at all. Everyone had a smile on their face, some were happy to see the light of day again, and some were happy to have found a bargain.

Ye Yaodong bought the most fish in this afternoon trip. He bought 6 fish, which all looked relatively new; A Guang bought 2 fish, one slightly newer and one old; his second brother and Xiao Xiao also bought one old each; and a cousin who rented his fishing boat also happily bought one.

Ah Zheng, Ye Yaosheng and others had originally picked up a boat, but after Ah Dong reminded them, when they ran back to the shore, they were a step too slow and were overtaken by others, leaving them with no local boat to choose from.

Originally, there were more foreign ships detained than local ships. Some of the arrested people were smart enough not to give away their own ships. Some of their relatives and friends were quick to drive the fishing boats to other docks for refuge, so they would not be detained and sealed.

No one dared to take risks since they didn't get any bargains, and they were also worried about getting entangled and getting into trouble, so they had to give up.

There were two ship captains who had just been redeemed. Because they didn't make any money, they had to pay the head fee. Although they knew it was a bargain, they didn't have the money to buy the boat. How could they buy the boat with? They hadn't even paid the head fee.

Although I was tempted, I never thought about it at the beginning. I didn't even try to argue. When I reached the shore, I just checked my boat.

Most of his cousins ​​came here to work and didn't have the money to buy the boat even if they wanted to. Some of those who rented his boat didn't come out to redeem the people in the afternoon.

Two people were captured and he helped to redeem them. After all, they were the ones who rented his boat, so he redeemed them first. He recorded the redemption fee and deducted it from the monthly dividends.

Come to think of it, after being imprisoned for so many days, it is a happy occasion for everyone to be able to get out again.

After everyone came out of the Public Security Bureau, they immediately went to the shore. Although such strong winds and rain were not suitable for sailing, they had to check the newly acquired fishing boat first and tear off the remaining seals before it got completely dark.

Although Ye's father suffered a few days in jail, seeing that Ye Yaodong had made a lot of money again and bought 6 more boats at once, and the second son also bought one, the originally decadent look on his face became a lot more energetic, and he smiled in the wind and rain, and took the initiative to help him check the new boats.

After they finished their inspection, they returned to the waiting crowd on the shore.

"Are we going to park these newly acquired ships at the dock first?"

"That's not a good idea. After all, the boats we bought all belong to locals. If their relatives and friends knew about this, there would be a commotion at the dock, and it would definitely not end well."

"That's true. We can't stop here."

Ye Yaodong had just finished his inspection and jumped ashore when he heard this. He immediately said, "Drive to a safe harbor. We can't stop here. Protecting against the locals is one thing, but looking at the recent windy and rainy weather, I feel there might be a typhoon."

"I think so too. There must have been a typhoon tail sweeping through these past few days, so it has been windy and rainy for so many days."

"Then we will go to a safe harbor first, wait until the rain stops and the wind stops, then we will drive the boat to the city. This will also prevent the locals from seeing us."

"That's it..."

"Let's go..."

Fortunately, he redeemed many people this time, so he didn't have to worry about not having a person to drive the boat.

Some people didn't buy boats, so there was no need to sail to the safe harbor, so they walked back first.

By the time Ye Yaodong and his group drove the boat to a safe harbor and slowly walked back, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening when they got home, and his main room was crowded with people.

Those who did not go with him in the afternoon also gathered with him. A large group of people gathered there and talked, waiting for them to come back.

There is also a burning brazier in the middle of the main room.

"Finally home……"

"They're back..."

"But I didn't see you guys come back yet so I thought something had happened. Fortunately, it's okay..."

Ye Yaodong took off his raincoat and looked at everyone, "Is the meeting going to start?"

"If I had known, I would have gone with you guys this afternoon. I didn't expect that I could buy a fishing boat."

"Let's not talk about it for now. Let them step over the fire basin to get rid of the bad luck. And take off all the clothes they are wearing. Throw the clothes they are wearing into the fire basin and change into new ones."

"Yes, let the person who just came back step over the fire basin first."

Those who had just been released quickly stripped themselves naked, stepped over the brazier, and then took the boiled eggs given by others.

"Okay, okay, just step over the fire basin, and everything will go well and be safe from now on."

"If you don't go together to redeem the person this afternoon, you will probably be scolded to death tomorrow."

"Isn't it because it's raining and it's inconvenient? I thought I'd wait until the rain is lighter..."

"What's there to scold? You have to wait for me to pay the ransom, and you still dare to scold me."

"We all thought that this was the end and we would have to go to jail. We were all heartbroken."

"The guards inside said we would be sentenced to at least one to two years in prison. We were all scared to death. We didn't expect we could get out."

"This is all thanks to Adong. He has been busy trying to find connections these days so that everyone can come out..."

"Originally, each person had to pay 500 yuan for ransom, and the fishing boat also had to pay a ransom of several hundred yuan before it could be released. It was only because Dongzi begged for mercy that we were able to offer the same price of 300 yuan to the locals."

"Ah, the locals are offering us two different prices?"

"That's right. Locals are locals after all. We outsiders must be punished more severely. Now we are all punished the same. It's all Dongzi's credit."

"Yes, it's all thanks to Adong. We all have to thank him..."

Ye Yaodong sneered in his heart. They were still aggressive towards him when he was caught, and shamelessly asked him to help redeem someone in the afternoon. They took everything he did for granted, but now they all changed their tone and started to flatter him.

Some people are really mean. If you treat them nicely, they will take advantage of you. If you are a little mean to them, they will say all kinds of nice things to flatter you.

"Everyone, don't forget your roots. This time it was all thanks to Adong that we were able to get out. From now on, we will do whatever Adong says and listen to him."

"Dongzi, if you have any problems in the future, just call us..."

"From now on, Adong's affairs will be our affairs..."

These people who had just been released were living in fear inside, and now they were truly grateful to him from the bottom of their hearts, and their words were more sincere than those of others.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said to everyone, "It's already past 10 o'clock this late. Everyone must be exhausted after being released. Some uncles and aunts are old too. They need to go to bed early after what they've been through."

"We just walked for a few hours at night and are very tired. We won't greet you. We still need to take a shower and eat something. We haven't eaten since this afternoon and we can't bear it any longer."

Someone immediately stood up and said, "Okay, then you guys eat first and rest early tonight, we'll go back first and come back tomorrow. Let's discuss whether we should wait until the rain stops before going back. We just talked about this, and some people don't want to go back without earning any money."

"Then let's talk about it tomorrow. It's already past 10 o'clock now and everyone is exhausted after just coming back. I won't keep you here any longer."

When one person stood up, everyone else followed suit and very tactfully went back first.

They also have to go back and discuss the next regulations.

After being caught in the rain for a whole day and walking for a whole day, many people were so hungry that their legs had already become weak. Ye Yaodong sneezed several times as soon as he took off his raincoat and sat down.

The boatmen also brought out the food that had been prepared long ago. No one even bothered to take a shower. They just sat down naked and wolfed down the food.

Anyway, we are all grown men, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Although some people had left the hall, most of the people were still there. There were 33 people originally, and after he redeemed 12 more people, there were still 45 people in the hall. They were sitting densely in the corner. Some of them had no place to sit and stood against the wall, watching them eat.

Ye Yaodong ate a bowl of rice to temporarily fill his stomach. He ate the second bowl more slowly, then looked at the people around him and said vaguely, "Don't just look at me. How do you plan to sleep at night?"

"There are only four rooms in total, and a woodshed and kitchen. You can make your own arrangements. There is no place to sleep on the floor in the room, so just spread a mat at the foot of the main hall and sleep. In this kind of weather, it's good to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain when you go out. Everyone just make do with it."

"Don't go to sleep on the boat at night. It seems that the wind and rain are strong these days because of the typhoon. Safety comes first."

If it wasn't too late, he would have wanted to sail the boat to a safe harbor right now. Now he could only wait until tomorrow to sail the boat there.

"Also, we have 15 more people. Those of you who came back earlier should know this. When you go back, send them back to town. This period of time can be regarded as the work I hired. Let's all live in peace."

After hearing his instructions, everyone immediately started to move.

I came back a few hours early and we just had a meal. We hadn't made any plans for sleeping yet, so I sat there and chatted with a group of people.

After eating three bowls of rice, Father Ye burped and turned to ask him, "Can you tell me what happened these days?"

"it is good."

Ye Yaodong was full too, and he told everyone what had happened in the past half month.

The people who had just returned from the dinner table listened in silence for a long time before someone spoke.

"It's a pity that we were caught, otherwise we might have been able to catch more..."

"Yes, so many ships and people were captured on both sides, and the remaining ones are all taken advantage of by those who were not captured."

Father Ye also said with emotion, "This is better than others. Everyone is still in prison, but you are making money."

"How did you get caught?"

Speaking of this, Ye's father got angry. "I got on a boat you rented out. Just as I was about to untie the rope and leave the shore, the police came and climbed on the boat and caught me. I was so angry that I almost ran away. I was detained for so many days in vain."

"Well, at least I got out safely without any injuries."

"Don't tell your mother when you go back, so she won't worry."

"Save her from scolding you, right?"

Father Ye glared at him and changed the subject, "Will you go back when the rain stops?"

"That's what I thought. Let's go back early and send all the people on the ship back first."

After all, everyone was frightened on this trip and had been in jail for a few days. He had earned tens of thousands of dollars anyway, so he was content and decided to send these people back safely first.

There aren't that many left, so we don't need that many people. Going back early can save some labor costs.

Then you can come back later, and then you won’t bring so many people.

Father Ye looked at the people at the table who were watching and listening to them. "The people who were just released should be unwilling to give up, right? They have to go back in disgrace before they even earn any money. Some ship captains still owe hundreds or even thousands of dollars in redemption fees."

"Then forget about them. Anyway, I have done what I should do and helped to rescue the people who should be rescued. The rest is up to them to choose. Those who want to stay and continue the salvage can stay. Those who are willing to go back with me can go back."

"That's fine. After all, we have so many people, and you also promised to bring all the people in the town back. Have they passed the message back?"

"Not yet. This is too serious. The people are gone, and the boat is gone. The 15 boatmen who stayed here with us probably won't be able to explain themselves when they go back. They didn't dare to call home during this period, and they didn't have time. They only stopped to rest these two days because of the heavy rain."

"Alas, this is going to be a mess. We are so lucky to have survived. We should go back as soon as possible."

Ye Yaodong looked at the increasing number of people gathering around the dining table. He thought for a moment and said to everyone, "Let's go back when the rain stops. We are all very worried about this trip. Let's go back early so that we can feel at ease."

"I will pay you the day before you leave. If I pay you now, you will probably spend the money on gambling these days. You have risked your life to earn this money. It would be a shame if you lose it."

Everyone nodded and agreed.

"Also, I will pay for the 300 yuan per head that was redeemed today. After all, you followed me out and suffered so much. I will not ask you to pay for it."

"And your wages will be paid as usual for all these days. Even though you didn't work, you were implicated, and your wages will not be reduced by a cent. When the time comes, I will give you a big red envelope, and everyone will get a share. It will be a thank you and also a way to calm your nerves."

"The 15 people in the town received wages but no bonuses. After all, they were picked up along the way and did not come with me."

Everyone smiled, looked relaxed, and thanked him repeatedly.

The 15 people were also very happy. It was good enough to be able to earn wages halfway through the journey.

"Adong is still kindhearted. He redeemed us immediately and gave us everything we deserved."

"I followed the right person. Thinking about the people who have not been redeemed yet, I knew that following Dongzi was the right thing to do."

"This trip was full of dangers, but at least everyone got out."

"I hope the rain stops soon so I can go back and stay longer. My heart is in my throat."

"It's better to go back early. Didn't we share the same price with the locals? We were redeemed, and the local onlookers must have been redeemed in the next few days. Many of them are fishermen, so there will definitely be many people salvaging by then."

Upon hearing this, Father Ye immediately said, "Tell your elder and second brothers to come back with us tomorrow after the rain stops. Don't stay here and take risks again."

After spending time in jail, Ye’s father was scared.

"Yeah. It's late, everyone should clean up the table and get some rest."

He also went to take a shower, and then slept on a mat in the lobby with the others.

Ye's father and others were lying beside him, still muttering about how scared they were in the Public Security Bureau, fearing that they would never be able to go back. When they got excited, they even wiped away tears quietly.

"It's over. Don't think about it. If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future. And there will be a new policy in a couple of days. Those who apply for a metal plate will be safer then, and patrols will be increased at sea."

"If they can't come up with a corresponding policy without causing loss of life or major incidents, what were these people doing earlier? If they had made it official earlier, there wouldn't be so many casualties and arrests."

Ye Yaodong did not respond. If nothing serious happened, who would pay attention? Moreover, there was chaos everywhere these days. It was hard to manage the land, let alone the sea.

Those who are in charge at sea are there to catch smugglers or provide escort... Who cares about the trivial matters of fishermen fighting? It is not a big deal to them if no one is killed.

Even if someone dies, in this country where communications are underdeveloped and laws and regulations are not perfect, it all depends on whether the local authorities take it seriously. If they don't, report less or not, it won't be considered a big deal.

"How much did you make on this trip?"

"Why? It would be great if we had the money to redeem the people and buy the boat. It's almost done. The rain will stop in a few days and we will have to pay a large sum of money. Go to bed early."

"Ah."

After Ye's father responded, he started snoring within a minute. The surroundings were also filled with snoring. Most of the people sleeping in the main room were those who were let out today. They were all scared and worried and had not slept well. They could only sleep peacefully after they came out.

Ye Yaodong walked back and forth all day and was caught in the rain all day. He was very tired and fell asleep soon.

The sound of rain continued all night long, and even the sky in the early morning was darker than usual.

The light of dawn did not wake up the large number of people sleeping in the main room. Only after everyone in the room got up did the people in the main room get up as well.

Not long after they finished their meal, a large group of people living in the guesthouse came over.

Ye Yaodong also told them about his plan to go back after the rain stopped, which made them all frown.

"Are we really going back like this? We were just released and haven't made any money yet..."

"Make your own plans. There are too many people here right now, and before the rain comes, there won't be enough jellyfish to fish all day. The number of local fishing boats is also increasing there."

"Don't we have to apply for fishing licenses from the Ocean Bureau and hang up iron plates before we can catch jellyfish? That should be safer, and there won't be any more fights, right?"

"Who can say for sure about this matter? It's not up to us or them to say whether it's safe or not. Think about it for yourself."

Everyone was whispering and discussing with each other.

"We don't know when the rain will stop. It's been raining for four or five days. Why don't we take a look first and not be so decisive? There are still people inside who haven't been redeemed. Let's go redeem them later and talk together."

"Then let's redeem everyone else and talk about it together. If someone doesn't want to go back, we can stick together."

"That's true. Those who have not been arrested and have made money want to go back. Of course, those of us who haven't made money don't want to go back. Without making money, we have lost our dignity and reputation."

Ye Yaodong let them discuss it on their own, because there were some close friends around him who were asking him for confirmation.

He also shared his own views.

"Although you can apply to catch iron, those locations are now public. After the rain stops, there will be more boats going there, and the number is decreasing. I don't think it's worth the risk. My boatmen also tend to go back quickly."

Father Ye also helped to speak up, "Go back, you have all made money, don't be greedy, you are already better off than many people, it's a blessing that you can make money safely this time."

"Amitabha, may Mazu bless me, otherwise I might still be squatting in there, or be as miserable as those people."

"Then Dongzi, we will go back with you first. The others can discuss it among themselves. If they want to go back, they can go back. If not, let them stay here and continue to make money."

"Then go back. We made a few thousand dollars this time. It's only one month, which is good enough."

Ah Guang hesitated for a moment, "I'm still working as an agent there..."

"Don't do it. Let them sell it directly to the dock regardless of the quantity."

(End of this chapter)